Cardboard figure



Feb. 17. 1925.

C. E. YOUNGBERG CARDBOARD FIGURE Filed Feb. 27,- 1922' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I luv/Enron. 67m 5. 7001160506, Y 1/13 lln'omver.

Feb. 11, 1925.1

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Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES CARL E. YOUNGBERG, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CARDBOARD FIGURE.

Application filed February 27, 1922. Serial No. 539,658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL E. YOUNGBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of ashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cardboard Figures; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a figure made of plain sheet material and the method of making the. same which figure is to be used as a toy figure or for an advertising device or for both purposes.

.It is an object of this invention to construct figures of various designs from a single integral sheet of cardboard having various portions. and to provide locking means from said integral sheet to hold the various portions in. proper and desired po sitions, e I

It is a further object of this invention to provide such a figure having a body and head portion disposed in a plane normal to that in which the figure. faces and having leg portions for supporting the body .and head portion disposed in vertical planes or planes slightly inclined to the vertical. and also to provide means for-holding. said portions in proper positions. These and other objects and advantages ofthe invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views and, inwhich- Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of the device; r

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation as seen from the right of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in rear elevation of the device;

Fig. 4; is a view of the blank forforming the device after the same is cut from the sheet of material;

having the blank for the device indicated thereon.-

Referring to the drawings, and particularly Figs. 1 to 4;, the device is seen to comprise a fi ure made of flat material such as cardboard and having a body portion 1 comprising a representation of head, body and arms, which portion is disposed in a plane slightly inclined to the vertical and which is substantially normalto the direction in which the figure faces. The device also comprises leg portions 2 disposed in different planes from the portion 1 which planes are vertical or slightly inclined to the vertical and substantially parallel to the direction in which the figure faces. The leg portions 2 have projecting from and bent downwardly from their rear edges tabs 8 extending laterally beyond the portions 9. and provided with short slits adapted to engage the rear edges of said leg portions to hold the same in proper and desired spaced relation. A holding tongue 4: projects from the rear edge of the leg portions or the connecting strip between said portions and is extended upwardly to pass through a slit 1 formed in the body portion and hold said body portion in firm and desired position.

The blank before being bent is shown in Fig. 4 and the various portions described are indicated in said figure. It will be seen that the body portion, the leg portions and the tabs or holding portions 3 and -:lconverge or merge into a common area or por tion of the blank. The lines along which the body, leg and holding portions can be r bent are indicated by the dotted lines 5.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7, a slightly modified form of the device is shown having the body portion 6 comprising the arm 6 and having the leg portions 7. The body portion 6 and the leg portions 7 extend in similar planes to the portions 1 and 2 already described. The tabs 8 project upwardly from the rear top portion of thelegs 7 and are held in properly spaced relation by engaging with the edges of tabs 9 projecting at each side of a tongue 10 which is bent upwardly from the rear edge of the POl'ilUJl connecting the legs 7 and extends upwardly to and through a slit 6 formed centrally on the body portion 6. The legs 7 are thus held in properly spaced position by thetabs 8 and 9 and the body is held in'proper and desired position by the tongue 10. It will, of course, be understood that the tongues 4.

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ill?) llf) In Fig. 8 a sheet of material 11 is shown having indicated thereon a blank? from which a figure 1s to be made. This particular form of figure is similar to thatshown in Figs. 1 to 3 but the structure of the holding means or tabs is'the same as that shown in Figs. 6 and"? and the parts are designated similar to theiparts in thedatt-er figures. A legend also appears 011 the sheet 11 constituting instructions for formingthe figure. The sheet 11 may be any desired sheet of material or,'if desired, may be made in the shape .and size of a postcard so that the same can be sent through the "mail.

The device described has been found to have-great utility both as a toy and as an advertising, device for' advertising,certain Well knownbrands ofgoods; Theidevice can be inexpensively made andieasily and quickly cut out and folded to the desired position.

It Will, of course, be understoodthat various changes in the form, details andlarrangement of the various parts of "the --device can be made Without departinggfrom the scope of, applicants invention which, generally stated, consists in'the matter shown and described and set "forth in the appended claims.-

lVhat isclaimed is: 7

1. A" figure made of 'flat sheet material comprising a single integral piece of said material and comprising a body portion disposed substantially in one pla11e, leg.-portions disposed in planes extending; at an angle to that of said body portion, adapted to contact a support-andsupport said'body portion and means engagingisaid body. "portion and'legs, for holding said'legs in properly spaced positions; x

2. Afigure formed ofa single -1ntegral Jiece of sheet materlaland com arisin iia l l 2: body, portion,- leg portions extending 111 planes substantially normalto that of the body portion adapted to contact-a support and support said body portion and 'm'eans extending from said bodyportion to said leg portions for holding. saidbodyport'ion in desired position.

3. A figurecomprisinga body and head portion formed of one thicknessof fiat ma;- t-erlaldisposed ma plane \Vl11Cl1.lS substantially normal to the direction in wliic'hrthe figure faces,leg-portions each formed'lof onetlnckness. of flat material 'disposedlin planes slightly inclined to the vertical and substantially parallel to-the direction in wlnchthefigurefaces and tabs engaging said leg portionsifor holding the same in properly spaced relation, said portions and tabs beingintegra'llyconnected.

' .t'rlh'e structure 'set' forthin claim said tab portions extending in planes substantially normal to the plane of said leg portions.

5.'A' figure comprising a body portion formedofi'one thickness of fiat material disposed in a. plane substantially normal to the-direction in which the figure faces, leg portions each form-ed of one thickness of flat'material disposed in planes substantially parallel to the direction in which the figure faces and adapted .to support said body portion anda tongue extending v from saidi-legportionrand frictionally engaging said ibodyportionto hold'ithe same in de sired positionz- 6/ A' toy figure madefrom a single blank of. sheet material comprisingibody. leg and holding]; portions, the. body portion being folded into a plane extendingsubstantially at right'an'gles to the plane intowhichl saidlegportions are folded, one .of said-holding portions :being adapted toxengage saidllegs and-another extending from. said legs and engaging said body'portion to hold the parts :1:

in proper-"position. g

7. A toy figure made-from :a single blank of sheet material having a bodylportion disposedsin a plane substantially normal tothe direction inwhich the figure! faces, said body portion bingfdlded falong ar-straight line; and leg portions foldedfalong. straight lines in planes'substantially normal to that of said body portion,- and v.ho-ldingimeans engaging each leglto hold the same in proper position,v and a central holding means extendiiigfrom the legsto andengagingsaid bodyportion to hold'the latter inproper position.

8. A step product comprisingra flat blank having. a body andhead portion at oneend thereof, leg portions havingtheir longitudinal center lines projecting:oppositely at the sides of the blank, and holding vportions forthe .body. and leg.portions.-atthe other end thereof, allof sald portions beingunited in .a common central portion. and having lines thereon indicatingwheresaid portions are-to be folded .to forman upright figure adapted to stand on said leg portions:

9. A step product comprisinga sheet of flat material having theron tlrerepresentation ofazfigure .comprisingla body portion at one end thereof,"leg portions at eachside of saidblank and having theirlongitudinal 7 center linessubstantiallynormal to that of said body portion, and holding; portions for the body and leg,portions at the other'end thereof, all mergingpr united in a common central portion, lines indicating Where said portions maybe folded when out from" said sheet to form an upright figure su'pportedby saidleg portions.

10. Afiguremade ofa-fiat piece o f-1nate'rial and having an upper "body portion disposed in one plane inclined slightlyreai wardly from the vertical, flat leg portions below said body portion, and substantially in the rear thereof disposed in planes substantially normal to the plane of the body portion, and tabs adapted to frictionally engage the body and legs to hold the same in fixed position, said body and leg portions and tabs all being connected as integral parts of said fiat piece of material.

11. A step product comprising a flat blank having a body portion at one end with the head portion thereof forming an end terminal of said body portion, leg forming portions projecting at each side of said blank and of the longitudinal center line of said body portion and a strip projecting at the end of said blank opposite said body portion, said body portion having a slit therein adapted to receive said strip and said blank having a central common portion connecting all of said portions and strip.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CARL E. YOUNGBERG. 

